title: Tumor cell heterogeneity.
abstract: The paper deals with the analysis of literary data on the tumor cell heterogeneity. Phenotypic, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of heterogeneity are considered. The heterogeneity of metastasis is considered too. The importance for the biology of populations of tumor cells and the sensitivity of tumors to therapeutic treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv 03022, Ukraine.
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Chekhun
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Sherban
authors.forename: Z D
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Savtsova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D010641:Phenotype